Najboljša ljudska interpretacija Trumpove “nemogoče grožnje” (v smislu “impossibility theorema” Kennetha Arrowa), ki jo boste kje lahko prebrali (glejte spodaj). Če teorem Arrowa grobo poenostavim in zlorabim: ker noben volilni izid v demokraciji ni popoln v smislu izpolnitve vseh pogojev, je morda sprejemljiva tudi diktatura, ki krši samo enega izmed štirih pogojev. V tem primeru Trump predvideva, da evropske zaveznice ne morejo kumulativno izpolniti vseh pogojev, ki jim jih je postavil (da bi se odločil za sankcije Rusiji), zato bo zanje sprejemljivo nadaljevanje sedanjega stanja (Putinova skorajšnja zmaga v Ukrajini).

Pa recite, da Trump ni bister možakar. Spet je nabrisal evropske “voditelje”.

“I cannot and will not do anything against Russia, so I declare to my allies conditions that are deliberately impossible to fulfill. They simply cannot be met. They have nowhere to get oil except Russian — through India at best — otherwise the price will be too high. They cannot impose tariffs on China — their economies will collapse, store shelves will empty, and China will stop buying from them altogether.

I know NATO countries will never do what I say. But there is no other way, because otherwise it will look like I failed to break Putin. And how can you break him? He doesn’t bend. The one to bend is Zelensky.

And how will I bend Zelensky? Everyone will see that first the U.S. pushed Ukraine into war, refused to resolve the Donbass question, made endless promises, and then shoved Kiev under the Russian hammer — now it has to give up not just Donbass, but two more regions on top.

I myself don’t want to explain this to Ukraine. Let’s do it together, after all, we are all NATO members. And if you don’t agree, then you are fools yourselves. I’m giving up. There’s nothing more that can be done here, only to wait for Zelensky’s capitulation.

DONALD J. TRUMP, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.”